How to solve -2x+6=8

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asked Jul 9, 2023 148k views

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Bogdan Koliesnik · Answer 1 · 2023-07-16T14:28:09+0000

In order to solve this equation, we can do the following steps:

1) Add -6 to both sides of the equation:

$\begin{gathered} -2x+6=8 \\ -2x+6-6=8-6 \\ -2x=2 \end{gathered}$

2) Multiply the equation by -1:

$\begin{gathered} -2x=2 \\ 2x=-2 \end{gathered}$

3) Divide both sides by 2:

$\begin{gathered} 2x=-2 \\ (2x)/(2)=-(2)/(2) \\ x=-1 \end{gathered}$

So the value of x is -1.